Queensland Treasury

Statistics for debts registered with SPER

Debts can start with unpaid fines and penalties, and can be referred to us by various agencies:

Courts include magistrates, district and supreme court monetary orders, which may include fines payable to the state government or to third parties for compensation, restitution, costs, etc. Offender levies are also included in this category.
State government includes government departments, and those agencies that do not pay a registration fee when referring a penalty—such as Electoral Commission Queensland, Department of Transport and Main Roads (including fines issued by Queensland Police Service, Road Safety Camera Office and Queensland Rail), Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, and Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Monies collected are generally retained by the state.
Other includes all local government authorities (i.e. councils) and other agencies that pay a registration fee when referring a penalty; such as universities, some hospital boards and port authorities. The fines collected are transferred back to the agencies.

See below monthly statistics about SPER debt. You can also see a breakdown of debt by postcode in Queensland.

October

SPER has collected $77.4 million as at 31 October 2020 for the 2020–21 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2020–21	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	93,406	$40,697,297
	State government	172,409	$64,146,297
	Other agencies	23,955	$5,805,296
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	60,876	$33,977,801
	State government	166,301	$56,810,580
	Other agencies	31,372	$6,453,913

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2020–21	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,308,485	$370,994,106
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	317,960	$101,915,090
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	335,687	$123,905,537
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,304,528	$714,024,363
Totals	2,304,528	$714,024,363
Courts	974,589	$412,555,438
State government	2,704,787	$795,327,932
Other	587,284	$102,955,726

September

SPER has collected $53.4 million as at 30 September 2020 for the 2020–21 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2020–21	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	72,589	$32,041,136
	State government	118,934	$45,187,934
	Other agencies	16,851	$4,160,186
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	44,233	$20,950,361
	State government	120,981	$39,991,776
	Other agencies	22,134	$4,467,670

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2020–21	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,260,385	$355,633,176
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	141,445	$48,582,752
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	215,781	$90,279,857
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,637,574	$813,411,239
Totals	2,637,574	$813,411,239
Courts	968,317	$412,182,906
State government	2,696,617	$792,487,151
Other	590,251	$103,236,966

August

SPER has collected $35.8 million as at 31 August 2020 for the 2020–21 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2020–21	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	48,720	$17,793,680
	State government	75,513	$29,132,436
	Other agencies	9,363	$2,193,251
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	28,774	$13,144,655
	State government	83,604	$27,387,845
	Other agencies	15,518	$3,128,856

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2020–21	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,274,453	$356,415,392
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	89,852	$30,854,029
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	186,645	$83,392,772
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,690,787	$830,331,795
Totals	2,690,787	$830,331,795
Courts	960,890	$409,774,813
State government	2,689,780	$788,216,363
Other	590,993	$102,893,812

July

SPER has collected $19.5 million as at 31 July 2020 for the 2020–21 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2020–21	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	23,323	$8,286,639
	State government	36,921	$14,386,439
	Other agencies	6,011	$1,377,714
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	14,539	$7,508,062
	State government	46,432	$15,039,702
	Other agencies	8,695	$1,725,422

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2020–21	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,294,419	$358,447,951
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	145,130	$47,537,315
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	189,106	$83,176,563
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,604,261	$805,360,843
Totals	2,604,261	$805,360,843
Courts	950,456	$405,861,139
State government	2,690,247	$785,894,779
Other	592,213	$102,766,755

June

SPER has collected $269.4 million as at 30 June 2020 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	196,314	$82,020,349
	State government	574,612	$210,510,875
	Other agencies	128,223	$27,544,811
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	200,883	$79,875,319
	State government	618,039	$198,392,302
	Other agencies	117,986	$23,350,963

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,319,031	$365,718,774
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	190,034	$61,545,390
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	189,665	$80,349,774
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,537,223	$783,749,742
Totals	2,537,223	$783,749,742
Courts	941,976	$403,524,841
State government	2,698,964	$784,929,083
Other	595,013	$102,909,755

May

SPER has collected $251.5 million as at 31 May 2020 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	187,375	$75,138,634
	State government	546,067	$198,182,353
	Other agencies	123,407	$26,414,621
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	188,697	$73,914,335
	State government	574,801	$184,237,071
	Other agencies	110,019	$21,781,030

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,361,995	$372,577,123
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	272,538	$86,655,668
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	192,877	$81,935,107
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,429,681	$750,289,669
Totals	2,429,681	$750,289,669
Courts	945,224	$402,469,261
State government	2,713,674	$785,738,736
Other	598,193	$103,249,569

April

SPER has collected $230.7 million as at 30 April 2020 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	183,572	$72,331,841
	State government	509,678	$183,950,105
	Other agencies	116,833	$25,033,013
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	174,584	$68,175,174
	State government	523,707	$167,823,817
	Other agencies	100,851	$19,917,415

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,410,361	$384,076,441
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	343,826	$108,623,712
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	195,637	$83,539,725
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	2,332,959	$719,157,172
Totals	2,332,959	$719,157,172
Courts	954,491	$404,869,678
State government	2,727,727	$786,991,720
Other	600,565	$103,535,652

March

SPER has collected $210.2 million as at 31 March 2020 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	178,244	$70,083,497
	State government	467,736	$167,921,591
	Other agencies	109,301	$23,439,992
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	159,219	$62,326,231
	State government	475,509	$152,615,696
	Other agencies	92,113	$18,191,415

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,487,604	$404,033,161
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	661,714	$206,773,542
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	215,851	$90,704,670
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	1,935,595	$595,743,338
Totals	1,935,595	$595,743,338
Courts	965,500	$408,545,983
State government	2,733,868	$785,238,869
Other	601,396	$103,469,860

February

SPER has collected $188.9 million as at 29 February 2020 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	160,318	$63,263,331
	State government	418,684	$149,808,540
	Other agencies	98,421	$21,097,919
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	142,989	$56,166,652
	State government	427,467	$137,050,134
	Other agencies	82,791	$16,366,243

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2018–19	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,487,402	$401,992,203
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	689,003	$212,769,291
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	318,388	$123,115,796
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	1,802,544	$556,090,046
Totals	1,802,544	$556,090,046
Courts	963,798	$407,817,774
State government	2,733,207	$782,967,453
Other	600,332	$103,182,109

January

SPER has collected $167.2 million as at 31 January 2020 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	119,825	$48,414,259
	State government	335,744	$119,097,822
	Other agencies	73,353	$15,540,140
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	110,478	$43,491,646
	State government	327,751	$104,616,364
	Other agencies	63,272	$12,443,909

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,483,304	$400,613,478
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	578,040	$179,244,904
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	355,928	$133,114,663
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	1,887,333	$581,220,333
Totals	1,887,333	$581,220,333
Courts	958,348	$405,550,549
State government	2,747,112	$785,787,326
Other	599,145	$102,855,502

December

SPER has collected $144.2 million as at 31 December 2019 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	103,660	$41,843,613
	State government	285,044	$100,723,417
	Other agencies	63,191	$13,362,785
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	95,616	$36,806,148
	State government	284,317	$90,388,595
	Other agencies	54,887	$10,786,002

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,507,321	$406,735,857
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	562,337	$175,638,370
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	287,752	$111,591,118
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	1,940,418	$596,788,781
Totals	1,940,418	$596,788,781
Courts	956,541	$405,790,686
State government	2,745,883	$783,232,306
Other	595,404	$101,731,136

November

SPER has collected $123.6 million as at 30 November 2019 for the 2019–20 financial year. The following table shows the number and value of debts that have been registered with us and finalised by us.

Registered and finalised debts, 2019–20	Referring agency	Number of penalties	Value
New debts registered	Courts	83,121	$33,209,543
	State government	224,741	$79,633,241
	Other agencies	52,955	$11,219,275
Debts finalised through payment, unpaid community work, debt write-off, etc.	Courts	77,204	$30,024,982
	State government	228,126	$72,035,678
	Other agencies	44,468	$8,748,816

Debts registered with us fall into one of the following 4 categories depending on the status of the debt.

Total registered debts, 2019–20	Number of penalties	Value
Debts under active compliance Debts not overdue or being managed through a payment arrangement, unpaid community work, etc.	1,519,101	$409,294,549
Debts under active enforcement Debts where enforcement action has been taken due to non-compliance	677,367	$210,114,155
Debts under deferral Debts deferred from further action (i.e. awaiting response from reminder notices, under dispute or deferred for people affected by natural disasters)	385,079	$142,046,906
Debts awaiting enforcement Debts pending enforcement (e.g. queued for driver licence suspension) or awaiting additional information before further enforcement action can be taken	1,707,790	$525,397,725
Totals	1,707,790	$525,397,725
Courts	955,674	$405,765,996
State government	2,739,985	$779,795,980
Other	593,678	$101,291,358

Last updated: 17 November 2020